The Egyptian military repelled a " terrorist " attack on Sunday that killed seven soldiers and targeted security infrastructure in the North Sinai region, she said.
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In an exchange of fire, the army " killed 10 terrorists and destroyed a four-wheeled vehicle used by the terrorists, " the army said in a brief statement posted on its Facebook page, also reporting on seven soldiers. you are. Egypt has been fighting for years against an insurgency in North Sinai (northeast), which intensified after the removal of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
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The army launched in February 2018 a vast " anti-terrorist " operation in North Sinai where the local branch of the Islamic State (IS) group is active. This military operation also includes parts of the western desert, between the Nile Valley and the border with Libya. Since its inception, around 840 suspected jihadists have been killed, as well as nearly 67 soldiers, according to official figures. No verified assessment from an independent source is available and the region is largely forbidden to journalists.
